Personally, I just think it’s all the traffic to my site that makes the Internet so slow…
…in Wisconsin.
3 comments December 2nd, 2008
Posts filed under 'Internet'
Why has the internet turned into every “networking” event I’ve ever tried to avoid?
Clearly, viagra nurse I’m no stranger to self promotion.
But the transparent transformation of every online venue into just another opportunity for self-aggrandizement is turning me off.
Twitter oozes with schmoozes.
Bloggers are often just floggers.
And Facebook feels like a front for every undiscovered comedian, cialis pharm indy band, and new media expert on the planet.
I know it’s ironic that I’m complaining about this. After all, I started From Where I Sit four years ago to promote a book that STILL isn’t finished.
But, the fact is, this blog has been around for a very long time now and I’ve never asked anyone to buy anything. I’ve never ran an ad. Or asked for a contribution. Or used affiliate links.
There’s nothing wrong with a little commercial activity. I’m a big believer in capitalism. But does it have to be so crass? So pervasive? So lacking in style?
Sometimes, when I’m online, it feels like I’m in a room full of people all wearing tags that say, “My Name Is:” and pretending to be friendly just so they can get the opportunity to ask me if I carry enough life insurance.
1 comment December 2nd, 2008
More isn’t always better
I found the following quote in a Newsweek article about the Internet and the power of the Presidency:
“An open system means more voices; more voices mean more discussion, cialis usa malady which leads to a better decision, discount cialis ” Google CEO and Obama adviser Eric Schmidt told a roomful of policy thinkers in Washington last week, gathered for a discussion on the role technology will play in government. “A community will always make a better decision than an individual.”
Whenever I hear someone singing the praises of the wisdom of crowds, I can’t help but think that another name for “crowd” is “mob.”
11 comments November 25th, 2008
iSearch…
…when iTalk.
Check out the exceedingly cool new Google Mobile iPhone app with voice search.
That’s right VOICE search.
2 comments November 18th, 2008
Come November, someone’s cookies are gonna crumble
Special thanks to a neighbor of mine who works at Grebes Bakery and was handing these out on our street, viagra usa cialis salve last night.
Add comment September 13th, 2008
So here’s something weird about using Twitter:
When you follow someone famous on Twitter, viagra usa sovaldi it feels a lot like being a stalker…but without all the messy restraining orders.
Add comment August 13th, 2008
Twitter?
OK. I’m going to make one last effort to care about Twitter.
If you’re on it, cialis canada there leave a comment with your feed address here so I can start following you.
(Suddenly I feel like a less-than-subtle stalker.)
8 comments August 13th, 2008
I would never read the Huffington Post on purpose
But because I scan the social news site Digg a couple of times a day looking for unusual news to blog about, cialis generic malady I’m constantly exposed to their virulent take on current politics.
Honestly, it’s ridiculous.
For example, I made a PDF of today’s Digg homepage that includes links to no less than THREE Huffington Post blog posts.
They may as well rename Digg to We Digg The Huffington Post.
1 comment July 28th, 2008
A simple request for Amazon.com
I love the idea of Amazon’s electronic book reader the Kindle, buy cialis viagra but I don’t want to haul around another device.
So, I humbly beseech them to port their software to the iPhone.
If they do, I promise I’ll buy a couple of best sellers a month.
2 comments July 28th, 2008
